Norman Gifford
Norman Gifford
Born: 30 March 1940, Ulverston, Lancashire
Major Teams: Worcestershire, Warwickshire, England.
Known As: Norman Gifford
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Other: Coach
Test Debut: England v Australia at Lord's, 2nd Test, 1964
Last Test: England v New Zealand at Lord's, 2nd Test, 1973
ODI Debut: England v Australia at Sharjah, Rothmans Four-Nations Cup, 1984/85
Last ODI: England v Pakistan at Sharjah, Rothmans Four-Nations Cup, 1984/85
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1975
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 15 20 9 179 25* 16.27 0 0 8 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 514 174 1026 33 31.09 5-55 1 0 93.4 1.99
ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 2 1 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0 0 1 0
O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 20 1 50 4 12.50 4-23 1 0 30.0 2.50
FIRST-CLASS
(career: 1960 - 1988)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 710 805 264 7048 89 13.02 0 3 319 0
Balls R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 128386 48731 2068 23.56 8-28 93 14 62.0 2.27
LIST A LIMITED OVERS
(career: 1963 - 1988)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 397 218 85 1478 38 11.11 0 0 96 0
Balls R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 17601 11525 443 26.01 6-8 11 5 39.7 3.92
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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For many years the county ground at Worcester saw the quick
left-arm spin of Norman Gifford, working his way through his
overs from a short, brisk run up, with rarely a long hop or half
volley. By no means a classic slow left-armer, he bowled with
little loop, and at a pace often close to medium, with unerring
command of length and line. If it were not for the presence of
Derek Underwood, he would have played many more than 15 Tests.
Most of his tests were played abroad, where an extra spinner was
needed. He was a good tail-end bat, difficult to remove when he
put his mind to it, as shown by his contribution to record
partnerships for the 9th wicket against India, and last wicket
against Pakistan. He had a shrewd cricketing brain, and captained
Worcestershire to a championship in 1974. His bowling style
adapted well to one day cricket, where he was economical, and a
good wicket-taker (Dave Liverman, 1998).
Last Updated: Saturday, 10-Aug-2002 07:53:28 GMT
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